Package conveying and distributing device



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July 3, I923.

S. OLSON PACKAGE CONVEYING AND DISTRIBUTING DEVICE- Filedbc. 15, 1916 2 sheets sheet 2 UQQ A 1| I- FwQQNAMkNWN w n I M A .3 mN 7 I v M \& N v w I m WW I... A Qk \Q I @k 8% I [accompanying thereof.

Patented July 1923'; i in v UPACKAGELCONVEYINTG jAND "DISTRIEUTING; nnvronrf;

m Applicat'ion filed member-15, 191e, sfiel mfl mines,

To mayconce m Be it known thafiLSAM EL QLsON, e citcagop in the county of CookendSteteof I 5 Illinois,- have, invented IIIGW end useful Irn provements in Package Conveyingand D s itributing-Devices, of which the following is e specification, reference beinghad t0 the,,

drawings, f rming a A part This invention arela tesf to and distributing mechanisms and :"associated; dev1ces"des1gned for sevlng b11116: and labor-1n.

the h'andli'ngqof. packages. y The present; in-

economicalrstructure- I c Othergfeatures;and Wi ll be,

' readilylrecognizeble as described andshown in the drawings ,and ass-indicated vby lthe claims. f I I.

Inthedrawings Figure 1 is a diagrammatic sideelevetion -show1ng. the; rela ive arrangernent,of the pseveralg elements embodying this invention;

- 1; ---Th e associated devices embodying this in- ,vention are shown asappliedbetween .aload- 1 ing orvifeeding room orpoint as at A ande receiving and distributinggroom, showingthe Q conveyer belt. 1, extending zilongbetweenthe j receivingtablesii 2?, which maybe ofany 4O usual supporting rollers, 5,".'5', being'blaced at intervals to prevent thereof.

F or depositing the packageset, any desired i -pointvof the receiving tables z 2 ,;there is 1 {provided a'tripper or -.be lt -unloe ding':device, "IOfWhlCh consists ofep tripg pi -lley, -11,jend Panid1erpnlley 12-, locatedbelow ande short; v p

bei suflicient, "frictioi e vip y of the m l, r y .n he-p c age v arrangedto -run ,;over the saidpulleyQll f whichgpulley as fseentin Figure 2, causes it distance backof the. pulley, ll gfThe ripper f onsojn' yonoinoeeo; "m me;

. em h q i' i l vj' mr e- 1 i 15 vention is particularly Well adepted to b j installed (in-21 room o r passage-'where the. head ro'o'in is-limited, in thet a part pf the {J device may be suspendedffrom the,ceiling 'meking a veryiight, easilyinstelled endg,

gi ltjis 'manifest thet.,devicesljsiniiler; N V m p s-figlae 4: n: b pla ed a enyiid Figure 2 is asideelevation of the-tripper F-igureu 3 is-e-tra-nsversevertical section taken on line,13 3 of Figure-2 as to. the tripper, the remainder being atypicaltrans- .v verseflvertical sectioniof the receiving tables.

desired-,=or convenient The belt is] arranged-to run [as s usualover a driv ng or;

e -Su seq ly. e untemde r17 4 v .5: eve gtthe lever,approech'es irom the-oppo ite extending leg, 4. the": vertical fleg W mounting offthe gap 3 e -t iii i 1lupiie yliii iind deeds; 1v .between.,the yerticdl side.- guard p 1a,te j,.,13 izen of the United States'gl-residing, at Chi-v;

endfia; spreading or dividing. striicti re conli prisingthetwosloping or 'inclined pletesyfi; i V Y 13 hose, neetingredgesfforn a ridge, 2 lying. inv aihorizontal plane inia, direction parallel With-the center line oilth'ec onveyor" b h Pack w l? h njs escendift Ward the receiving tables ch'eng'ingthjeirfdirectionf o fti-evel' substantially'ninetydegijees I F Th" tripper is arranged lthe evefs i s fill epets pynllbe noted ls fi bell-grankior end -so3nountedthet it is restricted, in its to' dfel w i. p ck ;ages at any desired 'pointdnterniedi'alte its 1 1 termini. 'orto deliYer vhile iftiqavelingg-in f either"direction;endaiitqis provided-fw ith a ;f 1

motor-, 30,} for i'propelling it cone; "trolledv byla; directio n controlling device-,1 31 n hose opereting .arin o i-lever', 32, fprojects therefrom and encounters. ,teppets, 3 3ffend 1 v fi fl y i e dsi il c tdi t L P-P 'i T sired pointsor points intermedietefthellterfi m f r' cm r v hethecper insie ii I l -Q possible swingito. QQFdegrees end when the" 1 Y ;r3 pi rd h i i celly i' epen I ing' pontiongfigom. the {side opposite-,its Yhori-- 1 zontzillygjextending .lleg it will "qpempeas a Jlgld meinbenandcausei'ihe Said leve itpgcree r e he m er, t e-lev hevmgfii fide la -in i e buntin t9 snapv we:

"pq i fteri nea entw th: h "mpp side, thitisifirst:pessiligli ndertheljorlzyonfer no [resistance Will-Q1101?" for proper wopera tion.

is so that the conveyor may serve any portion of the length of the table when the entire length thereof is not required, as for instance, when the Conveyor is operating at less than full capacity.

The device 31, being no part of this invention, the specific structure thereof need not be here described further than to point out that it is of the nature of a reversing switch for the motor and its design and effect is generally known and understood.

It is not desirable for the packages to be deposited directly upon the horizontal receiving tables, because'the obviously consequential accumulation thereof would tend to congest the service as by blocking the path of travel of the tripper, resulting in'a possible injury to the packages, therefore the tables are placed at suitable distances from such path and slightly lower than the 'inclinedapro'ns or plates, 13,13 of the tripper and the distance or gap is bridged by stationary inclines, 14, 14 extending the full length of the tables, the acclivity ofthese connecting members being approximately half that of the aprons, 13, 13 and i it is evident that tlieir urpose and use is first to retard the travelbreakin the, fall outer sides ofthe tablesere provided with J ble height.

and to finally deposit the packages clear I of the path of the tiipper thus rovidin the height to support the cros members, 27,

and secure the longitudinal members, 28, 28 ,29 and 29 The upper edges of the bridges, 14, 14 rest'on the members, 28, 28 7 where the tripper plates 13, 13 overlap them, and their lower edges are fitted to the tables, 2, 2 in a smooth juncture therewith.

Since the nature of the tables and their in te ded urpose admit of a very light structure, it is found economical to upport the associated tripper' entirely independently.

therefrom. Any conceivable support for the tripper from the floor in .the present design would be a waste of material and a possible hindrance to the travel of the belt or of a desirable relative arrangement of the members, 13, and 14, as at 14'; andsince it is recognized that a member in tension is more economical than one in compression, it is found desirable and convenient to suspend the traveling tripper from the ceiling, thus producing tension in its main members with the consequent economy in material.

' The track members, 40, 40 clearly seen in Figure 3 are secured to the ceiling and suit-ably braced by brackets, 41, 41 The said track members are preferably made of channel sections which provide means for guiding and guarding the wheels, 42, 43 and 44. The tripper is further guarded from lateral swaying by the rollers, 29 and 29, which run on the inside of thevertic'al flange of the'meinbers, 29, 29.

Associated with the wheels arethe shafts, 45,46 and 47 journaled in suit'ablefittings,

"50, to which are attachedthe pairs of'vertical members, 52, 53, 54, and 55 at the lower ends of which are attached the horizontal members, 56. The transverse members,- 57, 58, 59 and GOsupport the longitudinal members, 56, 56, and 61. 1'

" The motor, 30, mounted on the bracket,

62, drivesthe shaft, 45, b means ofthe chain, 63, and sprocket whee s, 64 and'65, on

the motor shaft and the truck shaft, 45,

respectively. Y

The tripperpuiley, 11, c rried on the shaft, 11 is journaled in the bearing-boxes,

12 and 12 and secured to the-members,

It will be understood th-at'the usualp'ro vision for the handling of packages after they are delivered or distributed; on the tables is that clerks are stationed along "the tables at proper and convenient pointsin sufiicient numbers to fully develop the effi ciency of the system.

Figure 2 shows conventionally a manually operable eontrjoll'enfro, for the motor, '30,:ind a cable of electrical c nductors, 71, which may be understood as leading from said controller to said motor. It will'be evident that if desired, the tripp'er may thus be manually controlled to operate at various speeds for distributing packages as desired and may be operated over any part f the length or the receiving tahles,.2 and 22 if so restricted.

I claim;

1.1m combination with an elongated work table, means for distributing packages thereto, comprising a co'nveyer'helt ,traveling parallel to said table, anda tripper, comprising a truck mounted to travel longitudinally of the belt and having a loose pulley'over which the belt is fed for dis: charging its" load, a laterally-discharging inclined plate on the truck in position to receivesuch load from the-heltand deliver it to the table, said table being laterally spaced from the conveyer belt clear of the path of the trippeig'with a longitudinally extended platform bridging such space and sloping downwardly from the side of such path to the table, a second pulley over which the belt is fed from the first and out forwardly from the tripper truck, and means for moving such tripper back and forth over the path of the belt at will, or arresting it at any point in such travel for distributing the material discharged from its plate over the table.

2. In combination with an elongated work table, means for distributing packages thereto, comprising a conveyor belt traveling parallel to said table, and a tripper comprising a self-propelled truck mounted for travel longitudinally of the belt and having loose pulleys over which the said conveyor belt is arranged to run, one of said pulleys arranged to cause the belt to discharge its load, a laterally-discharging inclined plate on the truck arranged to receive such load from the belt and deliver it toward the 4. In the combination defined in claim 1, I

automatic means for limiting the travel of the truck within any desired part of its total possible range.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Chicago, Illinois, this 7th day of December, 1916. V

SAMUEL OLSON. 

